Green Dragon

Chapter 736 The First Knockout Match
Long Shute was violated by the opponent 80 times in the 16 minutes he played, and every time he got up, he stood behind the penalty spot.

He converted all 16 free-kicks into direct shots and converted 4 goals...

Considering that his shooting positions are almost 40 meters away, such scoring efficiency is already appalling enough.

Although Tottenham's "Dragon Slaying Tactic" was destroyed by Long Shute's ultra-long-range free kick in the 23rd minute, and although the final score of the game was a bloody 7-0, their tactics were successfully inspired. other Premier League teams.

Even England's own media is analyzing:

"Pochettino is likely to cause a disgraceful wave. Liverpool's future opponents will no longer focus on winning, but will focus more on breaking the legs of the Red Army players. Especially... Captain No. 95, who can do anything to them."

The football world has never lacked the concept of "if you can't kick you, you will be crippled", whether it is in Chinese football or in mainstream European arenas-otherwise, when Neymar uses a light rainbow to tease his opponent, the opponent Angrily throwing him to the ground, there will be a large number of melon-eating people who think that Neymar is to blame, and his opponent is a "iron-blooded real man", and he will do it if he is a man!
One Tottenham can't kill you, but the other 18 teams are doing the same, you, Long Shute, will definitely kill you one day! -
"This Valentine's Day, I can't spend it with you, Sweet."

Back home, Long Shute made an application to Emma in advance:

"We're going to Spain to play the Champions League in those two days."

As the wife of a professional player, Emma has long been familiar with it: "You only spent Valentine's Day with me once when you were injured in 2015..."

Long Shute hugged her, and gently kissed those moist lips:
"In order to travel lightly, I will eliminate all ammunition today!"
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On the evening of February 2th, at the Pisjuan Stadium in Spain, Liverpool started the first challenge of the Champions League knockout round.

Liverpool's opponent is Sevilla, who competed with them for the Europa League title nine months ago.

There is a saying that "enemies are extremely jealous when they meet". Many people think that Sevilla may strengthen their offense and avenge their defeat 9 months ago...

But everyone was disappointed, the "King of the Europa League" at his home court... set up the bus in a proper manner!
Placing the bus is the simplest tactic in the football world. As long as all the players are piled up in the penalty area, a dense defense line can be formed!
But placing the bus is also the most complicated tactic in the football world. Simply piling up players will in many cases affect the team's original defensive system!
Sevilla is clearly the latter.

Except for Real Madrid under Mourinho and Simeone's Atletico Madrid in the past two years, most Spanish teams put far less energy on the defensive end than on the offensive end. Instead of playing the role of an impregnable wall, it caused some confusion to his players.

Everyone wanted to defend Longshute. When the captain of the Red Army was under the tightest guard, there were as many as five Sevilla players within three meters of him staring at him!
The core of the team was surrounded, and other Liverpool players gained relatively more space. This time it was the right winger Salah who shined.

"Egyptian Messi" took advantage of Sevilla's defense concentrated around Longshut, and performed three consecutive shocking processes in the home team's penalty area!

After completing two in-cut shots and one direct assist within 30 minutes, Salah easily disrupted this La Liga team with his own feet!

It was difficult for the Sevilla players, whose morale had dropped severely, to continue to maintain their previous defensive strength. Long Shute, who was out of the tiger, raised his submachine gun without hesitation, and "jumped" towards the opponent with a swarm of bullets. The score expanded directly from 3-0 to 6-0...

Although there is still a second round, no one in the world would think that Sevilla can still stage a shocking reversal at Anfield...
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Liverpool's 6-0 victory over Sevilla did not become the focus of the most attention in the first round.

Among the other 7 matchups, the most surprising game is undoubtedly the one between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.

The new core of Paris - Neymar cooperated closely with his teammates, and with a score of 5-0 at the Parc des Princes, he defeated his old club cleanly!
With Messi, Suarez, Coutinho, Iniesta, Pique, Busquets, Alba, Ter Stegen, Barcelona has not suffered serious injuries, nor has it experienced too dense a schedule , but they seemed to be sleepwalking throughout the game!
There were only 90 shots in 7 minutes, of which only 1 shot was within the range of the goal frame, but the number of shots in Paris was 12 times that of theirs!
You know...the captain of Greater Paris and the main defender Thiago Silva didn't even play!
The 21-year-old local defender Jin Pangpei... unexpectedly made Barcelona's group of king-level veterans find no direction to shoot!
Under the leadership of Neymar, Di Maria, Cavani, Draxler, Verratti, Lucas Jr. and other players almost sifted Barcelona's defense line. The players in Paris seemed to be dragons. Special possession!

"Liverpool's strong recovery goes without saying, and Paris Saint-Germain has also become an important part of Europe that cannot be ignored. Perhaps...an era represented by Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Bayern will enter a new chapter this year?"

Although the strength of Liverpool and Paris is obvious to all, the entire football arena is still dominated by those traditional giants.

Bayern swept Arsenal 5-1 at home, and Professor Arsene Wenger is about to become the Champions League sixteen man for another year.

Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1 at the Bernabeu, with little pressure on the defending champions' progress.

Juventus defeated Porto 2-0 in Portugal's away game, and the Serie A hegemony also stepped into the quarter-finals with one foot.

Leverkusen lost 2-4 at home to Atletico Madrid, and the promotion situation is in jeopardy.

Tottenham beat Dortmund 3-2 at home, and the two teams are bound to have another fierce battle in the second round.

Leicester City, as the team with the least experience in the top 16, played a 2-2 offensive and defensive match with Monaco, the second upstart in Ligue [-], keeping the suspense of promotion in a few weeks.
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There are at least three weeks between the two rounds of the Champions League knockout rounds, during which time the possibility of changing the result does exist.

For example, if the main player suffers an injury, for example, the overall state of the team suddenly declines...

But for today's Liverpool, they do not have these unexpected factors.

The weekend after the first leg, on 2 February, the Reds were in London again.

This is an eighth-final of the FA Cup. They easily defeated the trembling Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge and advanced to the quarter-finals.

3天之后的2月22日，在这个并不吉利、但很有喜感的日子里，大幅轮换的红军在客场4-2艰难战胜了蓝狐——莱斯特城。

Ranieri is still as old and cunning as ever. If it wasn't for Long Shute who came off the bench in 70 minutes and settled the battle with two goals, the Italian old fox is likely to win a draw at his home court and become the hero of the entire Premier League.

But since Long Shute appeared on the stage, his opponent could only shake his head and sigh!

Another 3 days later.

This time the venue of the game was changed to Wembley Stadium in London.

The final of the English League Cup will be held in this magnificent stadium soon!
And the two sides of the game... are Liverpool and Manchester United!
(End of this chapter)